#7E5D44 Hex Color
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#7e5d44 is a dusty brown with a soft orange undertone and very little saturation. That matte quality makes it useful for coffee, leather, and autumn branding where bold color would feel loud. It works best as a supporting tone at roughly 30 percent of a palette, flanked by cream and deep teal. White text stays readable on it at about 5.9:1 contrast.
Questions about #7e5d44
What is #7e5d44 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #7e5d44 is rgb(126, 93, 68), in HSL hsl(26, 30%, 38%) and in CMYK 0%, 26%, 46%, 51%. Browse more shades of brown with names and hex codes.
What colors pair well with #7e5d44?
Cream, oatmeal, and warm ivory keep #7e5d44 from reading muddy, while deep teal gives it a richer, more unexpected contrast than beige does. Use it as the supporting tone and let one of those lighter shades dominate.
Is #7e5d44 readable on white or black?
#7e5d44 has a 5.93:1 contrast ratio on white and 3.53:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.